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Drinking Careers

Author : Stephen J. Kunitz
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300060003
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Drinking Careers written by Stephen J. Kunitz and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the first long-term follow-up study of alcohol use among Native Americans, a physician and sociologist and an anthropologist examine the data on three groups of Navajos whom they first interviewed about their use of alcohol in 1966. The authors find verification for their initial hypothesis that young men who would have been classed as alcoholic often stop or moderate their drinking as they age. They also find that there is considerable diversity in patterns of alcohol use among both women and men. Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy study the histories of those who have died as well as those who have survived since the first study was done. They show that, compared to those who have survived, the former were more likely to have been solitary drinkers and were on average younger at the time when they were first interviewed. The authors also present data for the entire Navajo population on changing mortality from alcohol-related causes from the 1960s to the present; they compare alcohol-related death rates among Navajos to those among rural Anglos in Arizona and New Mexico; they analyze two family histories--one of a family with severe alcohol problems, the other of a family with none--that illustrate how traditional patterns of wealth have shaped the way people have learned to use alcohol; they study the factors that may have led to the emergence of a solitary, unrestrained drinking style among some Navajos; and they describe the changes in treatment programs and the transformation of traditional healing systems as they are integrated into a bureaucratized health care system.

Drinking Careers

Author : Martin A. Plant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Drinking Careers written by Martin A. Plant and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The central concern of this book is the relationship between an individual's drinking habits and social setting. The way in which a person drinks or does not drink is influenced by age, sex, religion, nationality, and possibly by personality and heredity. In spite of this, people's drinking habits frequently and, sometimes, dramatically change, as do their experiences of the problems which, if extreme or numerous enough, are sometimes called 'alcoholism.' This book is an empirical, rather than theoretical, work. It does not attempt to expound a general theory of either 'normal' or 'deviant' drinking"--Introduction.

Gay Men, Drinking, and Alcoholism

Author : Thomas S. Weinberg
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809318575
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (185 download)

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Book Synopsis Gay Men, Drinking, and Alcoholism by : Thomas S. Weinberg

Download or read book Gay Men, Drinking, and Alcoholism written by Thomas S. Weinberg and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol use is an integral part of the gay world. According to some estimates, the rate of problem drinking is about three times higher among gays than in mainstream society, but few researchers have examined this phenomenon in depth. Thomas S. Weinberg's ethnographic study provides new insight into the role of drinking in the gay male community. Weinberg utilizes interviewing and participant observation techniques in a variety of drinking-related settings in the gay subculture of "Paradise City," the fictitious name of a large western city where he carried outhis research. Emphasizing drinking as social behavior, Weinberg explores the ways social contexts--such as bars, love relationships, and reference groups--affect individual drinking patterns and concludes that drinking is intimately entwined with friendship networks and extended families in the gay world. Weinberg is concerned not only with alcoholism but with variation in alcohol use and changes in alcohol use over time. He employs the concept of "career" to explain why and how an individual's drinking might either increase or decrease over the course of his lifetime. Letting his informants speak for themselves, Weinberg directs attention to their own perspectives on the meaning of their drinking behavior. After creating a typology of drinkers, including self-defined as well as researcher-defined alcoholics, Weinberg considers alternative explanations for gay problem drinking. He thoroughly explores the gay bar scene, its importance in gay life, and the way that interactions within the bar environment affect drinking and risk-taking, specifically as they relate to HIV. Weinberg also looks closely at self-defined gay alcoholics and considers three alternative explanations for gay problem drinking: the alienation thesis, the influence of parental role models, and reference group theory. He rejects the alienation thesis and the influence of parental role models because these causal factors were not borne out by his statistical correlations. Instead, Weinberg finds the most powerful explanation in reference group theory, which links individuals' behavior to the norms of the social groups they identify with. Finally, he arrives at a processual model of gay problem drinking based on his data analysis. By comparing alcohol use in the homosexual and heterosexual communities, Weinberg provides a new perspective on gay problem drinking that will interest sociologists, psychologists, and clinicians, as well as concerned lay readers in the gay community. He cites examinations of large-scale survey research on tavern attendance and drinking, ethnographic studies of bar behavior, literature on special groups, and studies of marital interaction in alcoholic families, concluding that gay drinking is a special situation that only reference group theory and a processual model adequately address. The closing chapter contains policy recommendations for reducing alcohol use in the gay community.

Alcohol in America

Author : United States Department of Transportation
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309034493
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Alcohol in America written by United States Department of Transportation and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1985-02-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol is a killerâ€"1 of every 13 deaths in the United States is alcohol-related. In addition, 5 percent of the population consumes 50 percent of the alcohol. The authors take a close look at the problem in a "classy little study," as The Washington Post called this book. The Library Journal states, "...[T]his is one book that addresses solutions....And it's enjoyably readable....This is an excellent review for anyone in the alcoholism prevention business, and good background reading for the interested layperson." The Washington Post agrees: the book "...likely will wind up on the bookshelves of counselors, politicians, judges, medical professionals, and law enforcement officials throughout the country."

Alcohol Problems in Employment

Author : Brian D. Hore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003819214
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Alcohol Problems in Employment written by Brian D. Hore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of problem-drinkers are not unemployed derelicts but are employed persons often with senior positions in commerce, the professions and industry. Furthermore, it is well-known that alcohol causes widespread absenteeism, inefficiency and accidents at work. Originally published in 1981, Alcohol Problems in Employment reviews the evidence relating to the general effects of alcohol misuse on employment and the special problems involved in certain ‘high-risk’ industries at the time. A number of international case studies are then presented to illustrate what was being done to counter the problem.

Alcohol in Employment Settings

Author : D. Wayne Corneil
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780866567138
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Alcohol in Employment Settings written by D. Wayne Corneil and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first truly global exchange of ideas about Employee Assistance Programs--initiated by the D. Wayne Corneil, President of EASNA, the Employee Assistance Society of North America. Focusing on the impact of alcohol-related problems upon employment settings, experts from Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, and Poland provide valuable insights into the current state of alcohol-related problems in their countries, attitudes toward alcohol, the effects of alcohol use on the workplace and society, and education and treatment programs that have proven successful with employees who need help. They also address other significant, often controversial issues--possible causes of increased alcohol consumption in various countries, functions of EAPs, and the efforts of WHO (World Health Organization) and the ILO (International Labour Organization) in combating the alcohol-related problems. Their fascinating examples of cultural attitudes about drinking and staggering statistics reflecting the universal nature of the problem of alcohol in the workplace illustrate precisely how alcohol-related problems disrupt the workplace worldwide and add billions of dollars annually to the costs of health care and goods and services. An important book for those who consult with employers and implement employee assistance programs, Alcohol in Employment Settings offers a unique view of how the economic, cultural, and social norms in other parts of the world--fundamentally different from those in North America--affect business operations, employment conditions, and the impact of employee assistance programs. A most timely and practical volume, Alcohol in Employment Settings is an important compilation of the results of a recent study of alcohol in the workplace conducted by the WHO and the ILO (International Labour Organization).

Reducing Underage Drinking

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309089352
Total Pages : 761 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Reducing Underage Drinking written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-03-26 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.

Women and Alcohol in Social Context

Author : J. Waterson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0333992687
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book Women and Alcohol in Social Context written by J. Waterson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-11-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drinking alcohol can be immensely pleasurable and life-enhancing. On the other hand, it can be associated with danger and risk. This book explores some of the implications of this dichotomy, which creates many policy and practice dilemmas, by a detailed exploration of the place of drinking in women's lives. Interviews and case-studies show women's drinking practices to be constructive and autonomous responses to the social and material contexts of their lives.

Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-help Movement

Author : Klaus Mäkelä
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299150044
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-help Movement written by Klaus Mäkelä and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the results of a study of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) phenomenon in the US, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and Mexico, examining AA as an international movement and detailing how AA activities are adapted to various cultures. Looks at AA as a social movement and social network, as a belief system, and as a system of interaction, outlining the history of the group and discussing its relation to professional treatment. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Anthropology of Addictions and Recovery

Author : Irene Glasser
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478608781
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Anthropology of Addictions and Recovery written by Irene Glasser and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is nearly impossible to discuss alcohol, tobacco, and drugs without applying our own cultural prism. In a concise, non-technical manner, Glasser combines her own research with that of others to show the importance of removing cultural biases to uncover crucial understandings about substance use and misuse. Ethnographic examples elucidate the diverse meanings of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs around the world as well as the psychological and physiological effects of their use. Glasser applies anthropological research methods in her examination of treatment and recovery and uncovers why some programs are more effective than others. The books focus on culture and how it affects peoples relationships to mind-altering substances, together with hands-on activities at the end of each chapter, will generate new realizations and open doors for further exploration.

Homelessness and Drinking

Author : Bernard Segal
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560242109
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Homelessness and Drinking written by Bernard Segal and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic Skid Rows of the 1930s are virtually gone today, having been replaced by street populations comprised chiefly of members of different ethnic groups, largely members of minority populations. Homelessness and Drinking is a comprehensive study of one such homeless group in Anchorage, Alaska. The data presented, collected from observations of and in-depth interviews with individuals, provides an unprecedented report of the relationship among drinking behavior and demographic, sociological, and other pertinent variables. Although this study is limited to one specific population, the nature of its findings and its implications are important everywhere. As homeless populations become more prevalent, they present a unique challenge to health and governmental authorities struggling to deal with them. In this study, problems facing both the homeless and those trying to help them are described, providing a clearer understanding of the overall picture of homelessness and drinking. The proposed strategies for aiding recovery include coordinating health and social organizations to create a case management system that focuses on each individual's specific needs, including those of ethnicity. Homelessness and Drinking has universal implications, as it contributes to a better understanding of the needs of contemporary, ethnically dominant, homeless drinking populations. This interesting volume contains descriptive analyses of the homeless population, drinking among the homeless, and the impact of intervention or treatment with chronic drinkers, and theoretical perspectives on the relationships of homelessness, drinking behavior, and ethnicity. At the conclusion of the study, a scheme is proposed to develop a coordinated approach for treating the drinking homeless, taking all of these factors into consideration. Social workers, health administrators, substance abuse treatment providers, alcohol/drug researchers, and psychologists are among the many professionals who will find useful information in this practical book.

Problem Drinking

Author : Richard Bryant-Jefferies
Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857759297
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book Problem Drinking written by Richard Bryant-Jefferies and published by Radcliffe Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrating the application of person-centred alcohol counselling theory using dialogue to illustrate interactions, this text describes counselling supervision and looks at how this approach helps support the counsellor.

In League Against King Alcohol

Author : Thomas John Lappas
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806166851
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book In League Against King Alcohol written by Thomas John Lappas and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans are familiar with the real, but repeatedly stereotyped problem of alcohol abuse in Indian country. Most know about the Prohibition Era and reformers who promoted passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, among them the members of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. But few people are aware of how American Indian women joined forces with the WCTU to press for positive change in their communities, a critical chapter of American cultural history explored in depth for the first time in In League Against King Alcohol. Drawing on the WCTU’s national records as well as state and regional organizational newspaper accounts and official state histories, historian Thomas John Lappas unearths the story of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Indian country. His work reveals how Native American women in the organization embraced a type of social, economic, and political progress that their white counterparts supported and recognized—while maintaining distinctly Native elements of sovereignty, self-determination, and cultural preservation. They asserted their identities as Indigenous women, albeit as Christian and progressive Indigenous women. At the same time, through their mutual participation, white WCTU members formed conceptions about Native people that they subsequently brought to bear on state and local Indian policy pertaining to alcohol, but also on education, citizenship, voting rights, and land use and ownership. Lappas’s work places Native women at the center of the temperance story, showing how they used a women’s national reform organization to move their own goals and objectives forward. Subtly but significantly, they altered the welfare and status of American Indian communities in the early twentieth century.

Alcoholics Anonymous in Iceland

Author : Hildigunnur Ólafsdóttir
Publisher : Hildigunnur Ólafsdóttir
ISBN 13 : 9789979544043
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous in Iceland written by Hildigunnur Ólafsdóttir and published by Hildigunnur Ólafsdóttir. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical and comparative analysis of the Icelandic AA movement which seeks to explain its particular, and widespread success in Iceland despite formidable obstacles and paradoxical conditions. Not only is anonymity, one of AA's basic organizational principles, impossible in a society as small as Iceland, but the country's strong alcoholism treatment system has required a rethinking of AA's role, a move from being a central dynamic force in getting sober to an interactive supporting force in staying sober. Among the topics discussed in this book are the history, structure and transformation of the movement in Iceland, ad its relations and interactions with other groups, treatment programs and society as a whole.

Alcohol Problem Intervention in the Workplace

Author : Paul M. Roman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313367965
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Alcohol Problem Intervention in the Workplace written by Paul M. Roman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1990-07-24 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s, social scientists have devoted serious attention to the relationship between alcohol and the workplace. In recent years, awareness of the tremendous costs, both human and financial, associated with alcoholism has led to a dramatic increase in both scholarly and practical interest in the field. Although researchers working in this area are relatively few, they have sustained a lively interest in the alcohol/work nexus and have attracted others to the field through conferences where ideas and research strategies are exchanged. The larger part of Alcohol Problem Intervention in the Workplace provides an up-to-date thorough examination of the problem, the research, and the possible solutions. This volume is directed toward both practitioners and researchers, providing a wide range of new data and new ideas that bear upon coping with alcohol problems in the workplace. Part I addresses issues regarding the distribution and correlates of alcohol problems and alcohol use among employees. Part II is centered on issues associated with Employee Assistance Programs. And Part III is a general conclusion and overview offering suggestions and implications for the practitioner in the workplace. Because this collection supplies the most current thinking and information on controlling alcohol problems in the workplace, it will be of particular interest to human resource management and to employee assistance specialists, who are now required to pass a certification examination.

Under the Weather – Coping with Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Author : John G. Cooney
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717166112
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Under the Weather – Coping with Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism written by John G. Cooney and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A very practical and forthright book.' Professor Anthony Clare The abuse of alcohol and alcoholism are among the most corrosive and devastating features of modern societies. The incidence of broken lives and shattered families caused directly by alcohol addiction is now widely recognised. However, as the widespread nature of alcoholism is acknowledged, so too are the significant advances in its treatment. Under the Weather sets out all the basic facts on alcoholism and alcohol abuse in an accessible yet comprehensive manner. It combines a popular approach with one that is scientifically and medically reliable. Above all this new and updated edition of a well-established and popular book offers hope and encouragement by emphasising the high recovery rates for those who are prepared to assume responsibility for their own recovery and co-operate with properly mounted and comprehensive treatment programmes. Family and friends concerned about the effect of abnormal drinking will also find it an invaluable source of information and support. 'Few authors can write with such experiences and understanding ... warmly recommended to a wide readership.' Dr Bruce Ritson 'Of the many books written in recent years about alcoholism and problem drinkers this one is outstanding.' Dr Max Glatt Under the Weather: Table of Contents Introduction - Alcoholism – A Disease - Alcoholism – Many Causes - Signs, Symptoms and Cross Addiction - From Compulsion to Recovery - Physical and Psychiatric Complications - Mental Mechanism and Medication - Overall Treatment Plan - Relapse - The Young - Women - A Family Illness - PreventionAppendix A: The Definition of Alcoholism Appendix B: Treatment Appendix C: Questionnaires Appendix D: Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Alateen Appendix E: Help and Advice

Mitchell’S Big Book Concordance

Author : William P. Mitchell
Publisher : Inspiring Voices
ISBN 13 : 1462402828
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Mitchell’S Big Book Concordance written by William P. Mitchell and published by Inspiring Voices. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concordance to help you find, study, and live the teachings of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. A concordance is an alphabetical index of principal words. Along with these words is given the chapter, page, and line number, to help you find your word or topic in every place in the book that it shows up. You will be amazed at how quickly you can find what you are looking for, how clear the whole picture becomes when you can locate all the parts in the Big Book that pertain to the subject you are searching for. Subject by subject, thought by thought, you can have the knowledge you need more quickly than ever before. You can do word studies faster than you ever imagined and find the phrase you want to quote in a moments time, with this tool. Put together topics like, new freedoms, prayer, what God can do, what resentment does to us, and many more. Sobriety coupled with spiritual progress, is our main goal so that we can be happy, joyous and free. This book will help you to attain that. On the last few pages are listed some of the teachings from the Big Book and a few topics I put together myself that are not only helpful but show you what you can do when you start using this book. It ends with a poem that tells who we are.